• Complex Business and Commercial Litigation
• Corporate and Securities Disputes
• Trade Secrets
• Non-Compete Litigation
• Product Liability Litigation

• Won dismissal of a putative multi-state class action seeking in excess of $100 million in damages for large multinational corporation.
• Defeated class certification attempt in putative nationwide class action brought by prominent class action plaintiffs' firm against a large publicly-traded company.
• Obtained dismissal of putative nationwide class action seeking nearly $1 billion in damages after prevailing on a critical procedural motion.
• Won a week long bench trial in a non-compete and trade secrets case.
• Currently representing a large national bank in federal court litigation seeking in excess of $200 million.
• Recently tried to defense verdict a jury trial in a toxic tort case on behalf of a large national product manufacturer.
• Successfully represented a famous sports agency in a significant business litigation whereby an internationally known athlete sought nearly $100 million in damages.
• Represented one of the nation's largest utilities in a series of class actions and shareholder derivative actions alleging violations of federal securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duty, respectively.

Publications
Co-Author, "Interference with Contractual, Business Prospective and Employment Relations and Opportunities", Chapters 11-14, for Matthew Bender's Business Torts (1989)

Presentations
Winning Through Effective Negotiating Techniques,” PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2007)

"Winning Non-Compete Cases", PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2006)

"Winning as a Corporate Defendant", PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2005)

"Current Developments in Securities Litigation", 2004 Cleveland Bar Association Securities Law Institute

"Winning Class Action Strategies", PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (2004)

"Using Evidence Rules to Win at Trial," Cleveland Bar Association Litigation Institute (2003)

"The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act," PriceWaterhouseCoopers General Counsel Forum (1999)

Frequent speaker on a variety of litigation topics

American Bar Association

Ohio State Bar Association

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Cleveland Bar Association Foundation (Trustee)

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio (Past Member, Rules Advisory Committee)

Judge Anthony J. Celebrezze Inn of Court

Northern Ohio Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (Past Trustee)

Magistrate Selection Committee for the Northern District of Ohio (Past Member)